Colorado Cop Who Shot And Killed Pit Bull Charged With Animal Cruelty

This was an act of HEROISM! This officer acted in the best interest of the other responders, and the entire neighborhood. The pit lobby seems to have a hard time relating to decisions that are made to serve the greater good. Perhaps owners, breeders and the dogmen who engineered this dangerous breed, should step up….and assume their share of the blame.

WOW! Any human that watched that criminal murder that poor dog. Then make a statement like Ban Pit Bulls make shows there pure hatred towards any living thing. People that are that ignorant knows nothing about human history.Humans and there beliefs are responsible for all the deaths and misery. This type of hatred is why Lets see My religion is better than yours so I will kill all who disagree, your skin color is different than mine so we will ban you from being free. To have this much hatred for a Dog Yes a Dog tells me a lot about you and the poor little lives you live. Hopefully we have one less mentally unstable police officer with a gun. The problem is he will just get a job killing pets in some other town. My Thanks to the District Attorneys office for standing up for justice.

This is an OUTRAGE that Officer Price is being charge for doing his job! It is ILLEGAL to have a pit bull or pit bull mix in Commerce City and the owner not only had a pit bull mix ILLEGALLY but that dog was RUNNING AT LARGE! Officer Price did the right thing to shoot the dog! The dog had been TASED TWICE and was still obviously out of control and was STILL trying to get away from the Animal Control officer! Pit Bulls have KILLED TWENTY KIDS so far this year! They are dangerous dogs and Officer Price was doing what he was supposed to do, PROTECTING the public from a potentially LETHAL attack from a BANNED type of dog that was running at large! Give him a medal!

This is an OUTRAGE that Officer Price is being charged for doing his job! It is ILLEGAL to have a pit bull or pit bull mix in Commerce City and the owner not only had a pit bull mix ILLEGALLY but that dog was RUNNING AT LARGE! Officer Price did the right thing to shoot the dog! The dog had been TASED TWICE and was still obviously out of control and was STILL trying to get away from the Animal Control officer! Pit Bulls have KILLED TWENTY KIDS so far this year! They are dangerous dogs and Officer Price was doing what he was supposed to do, PROTECTING the public from a potentially LETHAL attack from a BANNED type of dog that was running at large! Give him a medal!

Hmm, I wonder if you would still think that way if that pit bull had your arm in his jaws and would NOT let go? Many a pit bull owner has had their own dog attack them and when the cops got there, they begged the cops to shoot the dog. Easy for you to sit there and pass judgement on this officer who was only doing his job! The dog had already been TASED TWICE and was STILL trying to get free from the Animal Control officer who was obviously having a hard time holding onto the dog. The officer may have SAVED someone's kid's LIFE because the dog might have gotten loose and attacked someone. Pit bulls have KILLED 22 people in 2012. Pit bulls kill more people than ALL other dog breeds combined year after year. They have been bred to be aggressive and lethal. The owner of this dog should be cited for having a pit bull ILLEGALLY in Commerce City and also for allowing that same dog to RUN AT LARGE! Pit bulls should be banned nationwide in the USA as they are in other countries. They are a man made atrocity that should be forced into extinction.

I have to start by saying how sad I am that you are so IGNORANT. You never watched the video or read the story. You make up lies for what? begging the cops to shoot there dogs? WOW. The dog was sitting in the garage not barking or any type of aggressive behavior. If a stranger (yes to a dog a police officer is a stranger) shot an object at you that brought pain upon you how would you feel?You are so worried about children if you read the story you would know there were bullets every where . Thats safe for the kids that were outside? This Police officer should never carry a gun let alone fire it in a fashion that shows a lack of training. I did watch the video I saw two Police officers that were as afraid as two little school girls. It was a pet not some mythical creature. You are not the District Attorney ( Thank God due to your Ignorance) they are pressing charges. Pit Bulls have not killed 22 people this year . You are just regurgitating media garbage. I will bet you 1000.00 you could not pick a pit bull out of a line up of 20 dogs. This officer did this act of murder because as always they can get away with it. Paid leave I call that vacation. Rebecca you need to ask yourself WTF is wrong with me. Since you are the expert on banning these dogs nation wide do we start with any dog you don't like or just brown dogs then golden dogs then spanish, asian, african, were do you stop? It didn't work out well for Hitler and your last name smacks of well you know.

So an illegal immigrant should just be shot because there here illegally? Your IGNORANCE is amazing! I would read what you say first and think gee this sound stupid. The cop needs fired…….He does need a metal for stupidity. He is from the generation were no matter how bad you are at something you get a trophy and nobody looses. We don't keep score little Billy.

http://www.inquisitr.com/437440/california-man-mauled-to-death-by-four-pit-bulls/?obref=obinsite

For sure. If the officer waited and the pitbull charged.. then what? And Pitbulls are illegal in Denver.. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING HUMAN ANIMALS for a change! Give the officer a medal. So many officers are mauled by pitbulls before they can get in enough shots.. The officer did the right thing.

Pitbulls maime, mutilate, disfigure and should be treated like wild animals when they are loose as there are so many reports of police officers that are seriously injured by pitbulls when they can't fill them with enough bullets before they attack.

Make sure this District Attorney NEVER sees higher office. The police officer judged the situation as dangerous and should not be tried with cruelty.

Thank you Officer Robert Price for keeping people and our children SAFE!

And so do people do the same, maime, kill, kidnap , etc, your argument is pointless,

I respect and appreciate our law enforcement officers but in this case I agree with the District Attorney decision to charge Officer Robert Price with aggravated cruelty to animals. This isn't just a "pit bull" related issue. Countless family dogs of all breeds are being unjustly shot and killed by law enforcement. I believe this is a direct result of a lack of training for handling animals while out on the field. "Deadly force" should be a very last option.

Now with social media these tragedies of family pets being gunned down are getting national attention and support. The first story I personally heard was Cisco's story. On April 14, 2012 Michael Paxton's best friend Cisco, an Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler), was gunned down by an APD officer that responded to the wrong address of a domestic disturbance complaint.

I hope with the rising number of innocent family pets being killed by law enforcement, that proper officer field training with animals will be implemented nation wide to avoid such tragedies.

Sorry to burst your bubble Rebecca but pit bulls havent killed anywhere close to 20 children this year

rebecca once again pit bulls have NOT killed 20 22 people this year. There hasnt even been that many dog related deaths in 2012.

Thank you Brad White for being STUPID the police kill so it's OK. we should never ever question a Police officer. Dumb a##.They do get away with Murder every year Pit Bulls couldn't even come close to the amount of kills cops do needlessly every year! Sonoma county cops get called to a house were a 16 year old 130 pound kid is acting strange The parents are worried the boy is inside of a mini van 12 shots later dead kid grieving parents and community. Cops back at work after paid leave (vacation) The investigation showed abuse of power no charges filed against the two 230 pound cops with a number of ways to deal with the problem. No Guns first. Always ask why you could be next.

And you forgot about Unicorns, flying pigs, and streets paved in gold. Since we are making stuff up.!!!!!!

Discharging his weapon with kids outside playing. Bullets found in the house across the street and a truck parked on the street. The other dog in the garage ran off scared no one even cared or went after it. They were to busy laughing for getting to shoot gun shoot gun is fun. Those are not police officers they are cowboys!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I absolutely agree. I fully support contacting your local law enforcement, to inquire about their policies and training concerning dogs encountered while on duty. Few careers are as dangerous as the First Responder's job, and officers are at higher risk on routine calls than they are in high-risk situations. When I wrote my own department, the officer suggested that you always inform the dispatcher about any pets you might have, so officers are not surprised and mentally prepared to deal with any dogs present. But I do feel that many departments do not adequately train their officers on how to handle dogs, when our country has been seeing a massive rise in dog-ownership over the last several decades. About half of all households have dogs, and the standard response should not be lethal force, without exercising other non-lethal options first. I think one reason officers tend to shoot first with canines is because some departments have such a vague and incredibly low threshold for deadly force. The language is usually simply "felt threatened", which has resulted in many breeds of all sizes being killed by officers. A pet owner should never have to fear that police will gun down their dog if they leave it at a pet sitter, or call police because of an emergency, or are simply going for a walk at the wrong place at the wrong time.

He deserves to lose his job. He has no business being allowed to carry a gun. Watch the video again. That dog did nothing, nothing wrong. There was no need to murder her. The officer deserves to have his life ruined for taking the life of another, sweet being.

You obviously know nothing about this story, i'm from colorado and i watched this story unfolf first hand! If this was a poodle would you be calling this coward a hero? or any other dog for that matter! No matter if you are with or against the breed shooting a helpless dog (that had already been contained) is animal abuse! He would have been charged with the same crime if it was any other breed as well because the DA did his job!!! The owner of Chole is now suffering with the loss of a family pet and service dog! Thats right this pit bullwas a SERVICE DOG!!! tell me again how she wads violent? ban your ignorance, not the breed!!

To the first three commenters: Did you watch the video of the incident? What on earth does breed have to do with this? I suspect you are related to a police officer.

Also, google "dog shot by police" and "police officer mauled by pit bull" and see which search returns more relevant results. It's not even close.

It's not "heroic" to kill people's pets out of fear you might, in theory, get bitten. Is it too much to ask for a bit more bravery from the men in blue?

This is outrageous and makes me sick. It's the cops JOB to protect people, not out of control dangerous breed dogs.